I like Thompson but I'm sort of iffy on him for now. I know yesterday was just the kick-off of his campaign, but I'm hoping to hear some concrete plans, something other than "we're going to do something about that".

As an aside, I'm getting tired of the media emphasizing that he's an actor. If you read Thompson's bio, you realize that he was an attorney first. He was involved in bringing down corrupt Democratic Tennessee governor Ray Blanton. A book and movie were written about the case and he was asked to play himself in the movie. He did not set out to be an actor and has been involved in politics most of his working career. Somehow focusing on him as an actor hides the fact that he's quite accomplished politically. Just my pet peeve.

Fred Thompson was a lazy Senator and if his bringing down people in TN was anything like his Watergate deal, he had a lot of help.

He left the Senate to go back to acting and by all accounts was a lazy Senator.

His campaign has been in disaray from day one and now being run by a Dole campaign guy and we all know how well the Dole campaign was run in 1996 -- the word pathetic comes to mind.

Fred Thompson looks old, cannot even speak with note cards and a prepared speech, has to be prompted with the answers by Hannity and some of you are thinking of supporting him? Give the rest of us a break!

Scuttlebutt is that Fred's Little Lady is virulently anti-Bush. Hates his ass face.

So seeing that Giuliani is a probably a desperation choice for many war wienies who can't stomach a Moonman, and suspecting that Giuliani's dalliances and idiosynchracies and liberal positions make him only a worst-case "favorite" and vulnerable yet in the lead(!), the Missus might perceive that Fred can be the rescue ship when the Ghoul's voters jump overboard.

After all, Bush-style and Ghouliani-style Republicanism are similar: center, center-right, which is Republican left. That's where the little lady is steering things maybe: to the left. And if an "aura" of Reagan conservatism is found in Fred as bait for the Romney deserters: Bonus!

Anyway, that's my theory.

Hmmm. That wasn't too clear upon re-reading it.

Little Lady thinks the only way to win is to present an adult version of liberalism via Fred's mug. Co-opt the Dems.

Fred will defend GWOT only when pushed. Promise domestic goodies so no one mentions "neocon".

Redux of Bush's compassionate conservative campaign in other words.

When the person who banned bryanD at Wizbang Classic said it was because he's "batshit crazy", they were right on the mark.

The only error in that banning was they let him stay and pollute the other Wizbang blogs.

Two comments by bryanD on Thompson and the only thing we learned is that bryanD hates Bush, and everyone else thrown in for good measure.

"When the person who banned bryanD at Wizbang Classic said it was because he's "batshit crazy", they were right on the mark.-john in ca"

Oh, that was Jay "the Peguin" Tea. Thumped him publically when he posited the chickenhawk NRO line invented by VD Hanson, that democracies "never" war on each other; a meme fabricated to justify the neocon's botched operation in Iraq.
I challenged him, he called me a twit and summoned the spirit of Ragnarok to smite such impiousness from the field.
When the smoke from the commenters' keyboards cleared, Jay Tea could be made out boarding a ship for the continent, his retinue of battered pride and half-baked talking points in tow.

Being that I was already noted for attracting and successfully repelling trolling government(?) thought police (screehawk) due to my poo-poohing of the Victory Caucus/ Gathering of Eagles charade, answering USMC queries about myself from 5 different directions successfully, I just HAD TO GO! A bullet may have been fantasized but bannination was more practical.

PS: Unregistered comments boards are not able to hold a ban. Proxy servers alone or in series can get right on through. I'm playing nice. Plus the Classic topics seem furtively inane for these times we live in. Boston Globe, my ass. When the salient topics can no longer be avoided by the nervous nellies, I'll return to rub it in. With relish! I'll even retain "bryanD". Save post to clipboard, etc.

"The only error in that banning was they let him stay and pollute the other Wizbang blogs.-john,ca"

Didn't you say you were a marine? If so, quit your snivelling. *boo-hoo*bD!*boo-hoo* Go in a nice corner with a bottle of edge dressing.

"Two comments by bryanD on Thompson and the only thing we learned is that bryanD hates Bush, and everyone else thrown in for good measure.-john,ca"

John, Bush has blown the prestige of the US and put the nation in hock to China. Defend that.
Oh! And wrecked the Republican Party (I'm a paleo-Republican; another mortal WizClassic sin!).

Personally, I find bryanD rather entertaining.